(Wiley-Blackwell) People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around two dozen physical and mental health conditions -- including some cancers and dementia -- and slow down how quickly their body deteriorates as they age. A research review just published...

November 15, 2010 8:37 am |
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Framingham-based HeartWare International Inc. (Nasdaq: HTWR) has released a report showing favorable results from a trial in which its miniaturized circulatory support technology was used as a bridge to heart transplantation for patients with end-stage heart failure.

McKesson Corporation and IBM are teaming on an initiative aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and trimming drug distribution costs. Working with IBM researchers and business consultants, North America's largest distributor of prescription drugs is bringing a new level of...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2010 /- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON ), a developer of state of the art, ultrasonic medical device technology, which worldwide is used for acute health conditions, has announced its attendance and exhibition at the 20th Congress of the European Association for...

PHOENIX, Nov. 15, 2010 /- Despite national guidelines recommending that inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) be used alone as the preferred treatment for patients with mild persistent asthma, a new study finds that nearly two-thirds of these patients are taking more costly drugs that combine an...

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2010 /- A combination of two devices could save the lives of several thousand cardiac arrest patients each year if implemented nationwide, suggests results of a clinical trial presented at today's American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium. A...

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 15, 2010 /- UBM Medica announced today that it has launched PhotoClinic Mobile , an iPhone and iPad application which enhances physicians' clinical proficiency through easy-to-find diagnoses and treatments. Drawing from the popular DermClinic and PhotoClinic sections...

With the addition of the
encoder option to 0.36º and 0.72º stepping motors, Oriental Motor’s entire
range of stepping motors (including 0.9º and 1.8º stepping motors) now has the
option for an encoder.

November 15, 2010 5:37 am |
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The biotech world was abuzz Sunday, after the Mail on Sunday in London reported that Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals was looking at acquiring Cambridge-based Genzyme Corp. It’s not that far-fetched. After all, Takeda,